Maybe my ad blocker is working double time but how is there not a picture of the proposed outfit in the article?!?
Here you go
fuck is that supposed to cover? half a coochie lol. one misstep and the cats out of the bag lol
The deviant in me likes it, but man I don't think women should have to wear stuff like this to work if they don't want to.
I don't know how to be completely proper without diminishing the meaning of my statement all the time, but I agree with this statement's substance and structure. I hope people can take comments like this without feeling degraded.
Nobody should be forced to wear a uniform that diminishes their hard work and achievements that earned them the required uniform. Olympians are going to want high performance garb - generally tight-fitting and light weight. That doesn't mean the team organizers should go hog wild on showing skin to boost ratings. It's impressive, inspiring, and (for me) a bit depressing to see the peak human form without being creepy, but these folks have worked far too hard to be objectified.
But if they're down, I'm down
*Edited afterthought: Do NCAA gymnasts have uniform issues? I don't see their competitions often, but they tend to stay in place to my knowledge. I'm not trying to argue for the new uniforms - it just seems like those uniforms would be a relevant case study.
TIL at today years old what Cat is out of the bag means....
It means to say something that can't be unsaid, usually in the context of blabbing a secret. The origin is from the British Royal Navy in the age of sail. The "cat" is a Cat'o' nine-tails a type of whip used for punishment. It was stored in a velvet bag, and once it came out there was no going back, it was going to be used on you.
mate what do h think it means? not sure were on the same page here
So the tops are nearly identical. But women clearly need massive lower ventilation...or something.
Yeah this just shows Nike is being sexist as fuck. Swap these suits by gender and let's see what happens.
Balls will roll
Fair is fair
Wow, on top of that wild crotch it is also ugly. Wild.
on top of that wild crotch
Name of your sex tape.
it is also ugly
Name of my selfie
That pattern on TV will create awful moire patterning. Terrible design in general.
Whennn the suit hurts your eyes / and shows way too much thigh / that's a moiré
That is absolutely degrading, why is it impossible to give women similar kinds of shorts as men gets?
There is a shorts option for women as well, you can see it on the far right in the picture in the article.
Sucks for women who do usually like wearing briefs but they aren't being forced to wear this.
they should start growing their bushes out. Pubelimpics.
I am pretty aghast at how revealing that track outfit is. It's already bad enough how short women's running shorts are compared to mens; if you have even slightly thicker thighs they can chafe pretty badly!
Oh god, the chaffing !
Not as much fun as the title, and more to the point: Lauren Fleshman, the US national champion in the 5000m in 2006 and 2010, shared even harsher criticism in an Instagram post, writing: “I’m sorry, but show me one WNBA or NWSL team who would enthusiastically support this kit. This is for Olympic Track and Field. Professional athletes should be able to compete without dedicating brain space to constant pube vigilance or the mental gymnastics of having every vulnerable piece of your body on display. Women’s kits should be in service to performance, mentally and physically. If this outfit was truly beneficial to physical performance, men would wear it.” She added: “This is not an elite athletic kit for track and field. This is a costume born of patriarchal forces that are no longer welcome or needed to get eyes on women’s sports. ... Stop making it harder for half the population @nike @teamusa @usatf.”
She's completely right.
The men's team should wear the same kit in solidarity. But not when solid, you know what I'm saying?
"pube vigilence"
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JFC Nike way to focus group
Good, I support her and all the female athletes and think pushing these kinds of ridiculous outfits is absolutely awful.
I have no idea if that's a legit response BUT in the event that it is, that uniform in the pick is not the same as what they have for this next round. This is it, and it is way way way unacceptable. I used to have lingerie undies like this and I hated them, I called it the labia splitter.
Designed by Dennis Reynolds. None of those women would fit in them anyway; their proportions are too... Realistic.
Cut to Dennis wearing the uniform
They do it because ultimately, they get away with it. I understand athletes have worked their asses off to get to compete (especially in the Olympics), but at some point if they genuinely want change, they need to take a stand — either wear something less revealing, or boycott their events. Get enough people to do it, and maybe it’ll send the message.
Camel Toelympics
Women's Beach Volleyball is going to be great this Olympics
Not if you've got sand in your snatch
The name of your sex tape?
It’s all there’s left to do for the rich. They turn to their vices and indulge deeper and deeper, worse and worse.
What’s left to do when everyone sucks you off all the time and you can buy whatever else you want.
Affluenza is a cancer.
Sir, this is a KFC drive through...
The revolution starts in the workplace
Great, now viewing the Olympics will be banned in Texas with the governor's war on porn with "christian" values.
I glad to hear the use of the scientifically accurate term “Hoo Haa” to describe the aforementioned thingy.
As a Brit, I immediately read that in a Cornish accent.
Can they wear some sort of bike shorts or compression shorts/half tights under it?
That would at least cover their hoo haa properly...
They can and theres is also a shorts option for women as well, you can see it on the far right in the picture in the article.
Something that happened or was uncovered recently anywhere in the world. It doesn't have to have global implications. Just has to be informative in some way.
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